When Yang Zi heard Ye Qing say that, she smiled and asked, "What ulterior motive?"
"At that time, my relationship with Xi Quan was in... well, not exactly a cold war, but it wasn't good. But I had to take advantage of the fact that Xi Quan and I were husband and wife. After all, if I didn't handle it well, I would be branded as a copycat. Mr. Yang, you are also a designer, so you should know what kind of impact this would have on my future career if this matter were to blow up!"
However, I need to come to Zitai Fashion, and my relationship with Xi Quan isn't very good. I need to find someone who can help me keep things under control, so Mr. Yang, you're the perfect candidate. Besides, by contacting you, I can also get you to do me a favor, so..."
Ye Qing did not hide his thoughts when he went to find Yang Zi.
At that time, Ye Qing was only thinking about not letting the matter of borrowing go too far. As for whether Xi Quan had deliberately set a trap for him, Ye Qing didn't think much about it.
Although he later guessed Xi Quan's actions, while Xi Quan's actions were debatable, he wasn't actually plotting against him. He was simply using a scheme to get revenge and going with the flow.
There was no need to go into details with Yang Zi; Ye Qing only shared her own thoughts at the time.
Yang Zi dismissed Ye Qing's words: "It's understandable that you had such thoughts back then. It's only human nature. And it's true that someone was trying to scheme against you. I know your abilities. To be honest, we're not close, so I won't comment on your character. But I do know Liu Wei. Back then, the fire at the knitting factory, although it wasn't big, was something that many designers in Nancheng had worked at. So they've all heard about it to some extent. Based on that, I was against Liu Wei. And it turns out that she did indeed borrow from your design. Your approach was correct."
At this point, Yang Zi moved closer to Ye Qing and took her hand: "You were very frank just now, so I won't mince words with you. I understand what you meant when you asked me to come to Zitai. So, if you need my help, just say so. After all, although Zitai Fashion has been acquired by Xiquan, the employees haven't changed, except for a few senior managers. So, I can still speak up for you if you encounter difficulties. However, now that you can stand on your own, if you handle Xu Ying's matter as you planned, it will be like your second breakthrough at Zitai Fashion, and then you will have a firm foothold at Zitai Fashion!"
"Thank you, Mr. Yang," Ye Qing said.
“You don’t need to thank me. Like you said, you had a purpose in contacting me in the first place. Actually, I also had a purpose in coming back to Zizai Fashion. It’s what you call passion. After all, this is the company I created. I’ve come this far step by step. Others can’t understand the hardships I’ve endured. I hope you can lead Zizai Fashion to become a big company. That way, I will have no regrets,” Yang Zi said.
Ye Qing smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, only money can give me a sense of security, so I feel more secure when I'm dressed up."
Seeing that Yang Zi seemed too serious, Ye Qing jokingly expressed his own attitude.
However, Yang Zi merely smiled. Although she was smiling, her smile seemed to have something to say. Ye Qing paused for a moment and asked, "President Yang, is there anything else you want to say? Just say it."
Looking at Ye Qing, he hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Actually, there's something else I want to discuss with you. Originally, this should have been a good thing, but Zitai Fashion used to be a big company, and when I wanted to promote this, many people blocked me. So I wanted to ask you what your thoughts are?"
Ye Qing said, "What is it?"
“I know someone who makes traditional clothing. She runs a small workshop, like a tailor shop. Business used to be okay, just enough to support herself, but in recent years, it’s been getting worse and worse. She didn’t make much money from the shop before, so she can’t find a suitable larger shop. She’s still stuck with that small shop… I just feel that it would be such a pity if her skills were to slowly disappear because of the poor business.”
Hearing Yang Zi say this, a person suddenly popped into Ye Qing's mind. She wondered how that person was doing now, and whether they were in the same predicament as Yang Zi's friend.
Just as she was in a daze, she heard Yang Zi say, "You may have heard of the person I'm talking about. Her shop is right next to Nancheng University."
Her words brought Ye Qing back to her senses, and at the same time, Ye Qing also felt that this was too coincidental.
If she wasn't mistaken, the two women seemed to be the same person, so Ye Qing tentatively asked, "Is it Sister Li? There's a shop like the one you mentioned near Nancheng University, but I don't really know the owner's name. I always called her Sister Li back then."
Yang Zi was also surprised: "You know him?"
"When I first came to Nancheng to study, I worked in her shop for a short period of time to make a living." Ye Qing recalled the past with a feeling of déjà vu.
“Her name is Li Yeming, and we should be talking about the same person,” Yang Zi said. “Her craftsmanship is a family tradition. I also learned the craft from her father, but traditional clothing didn’t make much money back then, so I learned something else on my own, and that’s how I started Zitai Fashion. Now I’m thinking about picking up the old craftsmanship again. You have a great idea, so I’m asking if you have any good ideas?”
After Yang Zi finished speaking, Ye Qing thought about it seriously. Just as she was about to ask Yang Zi some more specific questions, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Ye Qing frowned, thinking that no one knew to knock before entering. However, when she saw that it was Liu Yuliang, Ye Qing frowned even more. It wasn't because Liu Yuliang didn't push the door open, which was impolite.
Seeing Liu Yuliang's anxious expression, Ye Qing assumed something had happened again, so she temporarily put aside what she was talking about with Yang Zi and suddenly stood up to ask Liu Yuliang, "Has something happened again?"
"There is something going on, but it's a good thing," Liu Yuliang said.
"What's wrong?" Ye Qing asked.
"I was going to find a reporter, but before I even got there, I discovered something!" Liu Yuliang paused briefly to catch his breath before saying, "You know, Nancheng TV's Urban Channel has a program about current social issues every day at noon?"
Ye Qing instinctively shook her head. She had just returned to Nancheng and mostly watched TV in the evenings; she generally didn't watch the local programs on the midday television channel.
But seeing Liu Yuliang's expression, Ye Qing didn't hesitate about whether to answer his question and asked again, "Just tell me what happened?"
"In the program this afternoon, there was a segment showing the scene that Mr. Yang mentioned before, where the coal boss made a scene at Xu Ying's place."
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